Is there anything more dangerous than sympathetic understanding?

Every now and then one paints a picture that seems to have opened a door and serves as a stepping stone to other things.

I draw like other people bite their nails.

I who have been involved with all styles of painting can assure you that the only things that fluctuate are the waves of fashion which carry the snobs and speculators; the number of true connoisseurs remains more or less the same.

The best calculation is the absence of calculation. Once you have attained a certain level of recognition, others generally figure that when you do something, it's for an intelligent reason. So it's really foolish to plot out your movements too carefully in advance. You're better off acting capriciously.

A painting is not thought out in advance. While it is being done, it changes as one’s thoughts change. And when it’s finished, it goes on changing, according to the state of mind of whoever is looking at it

Style is besides the point. Nobody would pay attention if one always said the same thing, in the same words and the same tone of voice.